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What can I say to my fellow Lutherans who agree with the recent ELCA vote? |
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What can I say to my fellow Lutherans who agree with the recent ELCA vote on allowing gay pastors in relationships to be rostered, when I am so deeply distressed over this—but they are not?
Karin Jorstad
From Chuck Colson:
I am never entirely comfortable commenting on the actions of individual denominations—except in cases where a denominational body deliberately chooses to stray from the “faith given once for all.”
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We need a good study on Christian worldview |
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We need a good study (6 to 12 weeks) on Christian worldview. We did The Truth Project last year and liked it, but found it difficult for some of our members to grasp. Unfashionable sounded like an interesting book; does it have a study guide? Thanks for your help.
Mal and Janice Shaffer
From Chuck Colson:
Thanks for the question. I'd like to recommend you try out Wide Angle, a small group DVD study for adults that Rick Warren and I created together. It's a six-part Chrsitian worldview study that examines many of the key issues Christians must deal with in the public square.
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How can we teach young prisoners who have failed traditional education? |
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How can we teach young (specifically black) men in the prison system who have failed the traditional model for education? What are practical ideas?
Paul Haak
From Mark Earley:
Many inmates, regardless of their ethnicity, are school dropouts. Many came out of very poor performing school districts, and had little if no parental support in their educational experience. Many have very low reading and writing skills. When possible we encourage the prisoners at a minimum to pursue their GED.
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How can I help my children understand that I do not support the President's policies? |
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My question relates to parenting Christian children who attend public schools. Specifically, I want to know how to help my children understand that I do not support the current President's policies and values, as many of them are not biblical. I am furthermore concerned about his September 8th address to a captive public school audience. What kind of conversation do I have with them if they are in attendance at school the day that so much solitary focus is given to the President's agenda?
Jennifer Pixley
From Chuck Colson:
Good question, Jennifer. I have two words for you: honesty and respect. First, you need to be honest with your kids about your opinions of some of the President’s policies. But I would recommend that you don’t paint with broad strokes. Be specific. Tell them which policies you disagree with, and why.
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How do I answer the skeptic who views the Old Testament as myth? |
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How does one answer the skeptic who views the historical accounts of the Old Testament as myth? The absence of chariots at the bottom of the Red Sea is one I've been asked recently. Another point that I've been exposed to lately is the assertion that in the area of the Mediterranean Sea there were multiple cultural myths of a god man who dies and returns to life of which the Christian story is but one. How does one respond to such dismissal? I've read that up until the 1940's, archeologists were beginning to grant a certain veracity to various historical accounts in Scripture.
Vince
From Chuck Colson:
Vince, thanks for your question. As I write in my book, The Faith, there is plenty of archaeological evidence backing the claims of the Old Testament. In fact, the evidence is growing to the point that acclaimed historian Paul Johnson has written that it is no longer believers, but skeptics, who should fear the course of further discovery.
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What freedoms do I have, as a teacher, regarding my personal faith? |
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I am a kindergarten teacher in a public school in California. I would like to know what freedoms I have as a teacher regarding my personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and also the rights of my students who want to express their faith in God. I find that young children have such an innate desire to know spiritual truths and make sense of life at their own level of understanding; what happens when people die, heaven, angels, God, creation. I would like some guidelines as to how I can answer some of these questions that is in keeping with the law.
Leslie
From Chuck Colson:
That’s a great—and timely—question, Leslie.
I recorded a BreakPoint script last month on the topic of religious freedom in schools. You can find it on our website. ("Relgion in Schools")
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